Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1504

September to October 2081 ذو الحجّة

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

How the Centre establishes these dates

Hijri dates on this site are established by moon sighting, not by calculation. A month begins for the Centre when the new crescent has been sighted with the naked eye on our own horizon, south-east Queensland; where no sighting is confirmed here, the outgoing month is completed at 30 days. Dates shown as expected are subject to that confirmation. Members who follow a marja with a different ruling on the horizon, or on sighting through instruments, should follow their own marja — these dates govern the Centre’s programme.

Calculated for PakistanThese are Pakistan’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Calculated for IndiaThese are India’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Dhu al-Hijja 1504 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 5Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	26, Dhu al-Hijja
37, Dhu al-Hijja	48, Dhu al-Hijja	59, Dhu al-Hijja	610Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	711Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	812Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	913Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1014Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1115, Dhu al-Hijja	1216, Dhu al-Hijja	1317, Dhu al-Hijja	1418The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1519Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1620Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1721, Dhu al-Hijja	1822Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1923, Dhu al-Hijja	2024, Dhu al-Hijja	2125, Dhu al-Hijja	2226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2327, Dhu al-Hijja
2428Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2529, Dhu al-Hijja	2630, Dhu al-Hijja	27Oct 1, Dhu al-Hijja	282, Dhu al-Hijja	293, Dhu al-Hijja	304, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1504 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 5Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	26, Dhu al-Hijja
37, Dhu al-Hijja	48, Dhu al-Hijja	59, Dhu al-Hijja	610Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	711Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	812Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	913Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1014Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1115, Dhu al-Hijja	1216, Dhu al-Hijja	1317, Dhu al-Hijja	1418The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1519Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1620Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1721, Dhu al-Hijja	1822Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1923, Dhu al-Hijja	2024, Dhu al-Hijja	2125, Dhu al-Hijja	2226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2327, Dhu al-Hijja
2428Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2529, Dhu al-Hijja	2630, Dhu al-Hijja	27Oct 1, Dhu al-Hijja	282, Dhu al-Hijja	293, Dhu al-Hijja	304, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1504 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 6Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
27, Dhu al-Hijja	38, Dhu al-Hijja	49, Dhu al-Hijja	510, Dhu al-Hijja	611Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	712Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	813Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
914Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1015Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1116, Dhu al-Hijja	1217, Dhu al-Hijja	1318, Dhu al-Hijja	1419The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1621Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1722, Dhu al-Hijja	1823Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1924, Dhu al-Hijja	2025, Dhu al-Hijja	2126, Dhu al-Hijja	2227Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
2328, Dhu al-Hijja	2429Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2530, Dhu al-Hijja	26Oct 1, Dhu al-Hijja	272, Dhu al-Hijja	283, Dhu al-Hijja	294, Dhu al-Hijja

Mourning
Celebration
Worship
Commemoration
Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
Friday

Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.

Observances in Dhu al-Hijja

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1
FriFriSat
5 Sept5 Sept6 Sept
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
WedWedThu
10 Sept10 Sept11 Sept
Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Mourning · alternate report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: 30 Dhu al-Qada is the famous report
- Indo-Pak: 29 Dhu al-Qada
- Iraqi: 5 or 6 Dhu al-Hijja
7
ThuThuFri
11 Sept11 Sept12 Sept
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
FriFriSat
12 Sept12 Sept13 Sept
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SatSatSun
13 Sept13 Sept14 Sept
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SatSatSun
13 Sept13 Sept14 Sept
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SunSunMon
14 Sept14 Sept15 Sept
Eid al-Adha
Celebration
Yawm al-Nahr
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
- Iranian: Announcement of the followed marja
14
ThuThuFri
18 Sept18 Sept19 Sept
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
FriFriSat
19 Sept19 Sept20 Sept
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org)
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
16
SatSatSun
20 Sept20 Sept21 Sept
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning · 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
- Iranian: 15 Rajab
- Khoja: 15 Rajab (duas.org)
18
MonMonTue
22 Sept22 Sept23 Sept
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
FriFriSat
26 Sept26 Sept27 Sept
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SunSunMon
28 Sept28 Sept29 Sept
Day of Mubahala
Celebration
Revelation of the Verse of Wilaya (the ring given in ruku)
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Dhu al-Hijja 9 AH
- Iranian: 24 Dhu al-Hijja; 21st or 25th in minority reports